It was a new-look Barack Obama - black shirt and black jacket - who joined Joe Biden on Tuesday. If this virtual fundraiser has paid off, with more than $ 11 million raised, Donald Trump retains a clear financial advantage. The American president has twice as much cash in reserve as his Democratic opponent, with 265 million dollars against 118 million.
After being discreet for a long time, Barack Obama has spoken out several times since the death of George Floyd on May 25, which sparked a historic protest against police violence and racism in the United States. "There is no one I trust more to heal the wounds of this country and get back on track than my great friend Joe Biden," said the 44th President of the United States.
"A big jump" against Trump
The White House, under Donald Trump, as well as Republicans and conservative media have struck "at the very foundations of who we are," accused Barack Obama. During the Trump presidency, "people like Putin and Kim Jong-un or Chinese President Xi say to themselves '' We are obviously under no pressure, we do not need to do anything for the dissidents we have imprisoned or the ethnic groups that we discriminate (…) because nobody will hold us responsible for them '' ”. But "what makes me optimistic is the fact that there is a big jump across the country, especially among the youngest, who not only say that they are tired of the chaotic, disorganized approach, Petty government "Trump," but more than willing to tackle the challenges that have plagued this country for centuries, "he added. "Our country is better, more generous and intelligent than Donald Trump can understand," said Joe Biden, 77, who will face him at the polls on November 3.
Financial delay on Trump
Despite a campaign suddenly paralyzed in March by the pandemic and measures to prevent the spread of Covid-19 which it respects to the letter and prevents it from organizing major events on the ground, the former vice-president took off in recent weeks in polls before Donald Trump. But there remains more than four months of a campaign which promises to be fierce.
Winner of the Democratic primary on April 9, Joe Biden left with a big delay on Donald Trump who campaigns for his re-election, and raises funds, since his arrival at the White House in January 2017. In May, Joe Biden and the Democratic Party and support funds raised nearly $ 81 million, more than the $ 74 million posted by Donald Trump and the Republican Party. But the Republican candidate could count on $ 265 million in cash, against $ 118 million for the Democrat. The Republican billionaire's team announced Tuesday that it had raised more than $ 10 million last weekend around its controversial meeting in Oklahoma.
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